2005年3月英语中级口译真题和答案.docVIP

2005年3月上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation As crime skyrockets in many communities, people are finally beginning to look for long-lasting, effective answers to stem the tide of juvenile crime. Reaching the youth who have committed a crime before they become ____ hardened criminals _______(1) is an essential step in reversing the crime trend. One ___ possible solution ______(2) may be the establishment of teen court. Teen court is known as a sentencing court for youths who have _ committed an offense ___(3). Teen courts primarily deal with first -time offenders. After arrest, the young offender must ____ plead guilty ___(4) to the charge in juvenile court. With ____ With the juvenile court’s permission ______(5), the offender agrees to be sentenced and abide by the decision of a peer jury ___ of the same age __(6). Another essential component to teen court is that, as part of the sentence, the offender must sit in on one or more future peer juries to ____ determine a sentence __(7) for other offenders. For example, a county teen court in Illinois gives young offenders a chance to ______ clear __(8) their arrests from their permanent record by ___ performing community service ____(9) or other duties ordered by the court. Teen court is not a trial court. All teens admit their guilt and ____ agree to accept ___(10) a sentence given to them by a jury of their peers. A judge is present to _ oversee the proceeding ____(11) of the court. The teen court alleviates the strain on the ____ regulate court system ____(12) and has been implemented in ____426 communities _(13) since the first teen court opened in Odessa, Texas. Beside giving the offender a second chance, it gives the youth ___ a chance to participate ____(14) in the judicial process. The purpose of the teen court, aside from sentencing youth offenders, is to _ educate and motivate ______(15) both the offenders and the teen volunteers while simultaneously pro